Réal Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Réal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Réal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France431:1,544,714145,815
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Real (94,012), Rèal (1) & Reál (1) are calculated separately.

Réal (674) may also be a first name.

Réal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Réal Come From? nationality or country of origin

Réal occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Real, Rèal or Reál. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Réal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Réal are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 319,366th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 674 people.

It is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,544,714. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 60 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent reside. Barring France this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Real9294,012/
Rèal921/
Réale892/
Reál831/
Réault804/
Régall801/
Raul75133,089/
Rial7529,947/
Rael758,462/
Rail753,109/
Rayl752,554/
Ryal75481/
Rajl7547/
Rjal7519/
Réol751/
Réhault7332/
Réjault731/
Rijal6759,333/
Royal6747,947/
Rahul6724,691/
Reale6721,510/
Raiol675,898/
Ryall675,600/
Riyal674,455/
Rajal673,917/
Rehal673,832/
Rajul672,587/
Reyal672,085/
Raule671,824/
Rayal671,820/
Rayle671,308/
Rajel671,170/
Rihal67982/
Rayel67950/
Rayol67851/
Raile67776/
Rajil67754/
Rauld67440/
Riale67403/
Reall67380/
Ryhal67341/
Rejal67304/
Riall67286/
Rojal67269/
Rajol67267/
Raill67163/
Rauel67158/
Raihl67157/
Rialp67151/
Raiel67140/
Ruyal67137/
Reahl67110/
Rheal6793/
Reial6788/
Raisl6778/
Rawel6777/
Raull6759/
Rujal6748/
Realp6747/
Rayul6722/
Rajhl6719/
Rhael6718/
Raial6717/
Rjaul6715/
Raitl6715/
Ryale6713/
Rausl6713/
Rayil6713/
Realt6713/
Ryoal6712/
Rhail6711/
Rayll6710/
Rauul679/
Rialt679/
Roial678/
Régil677/
Reaal675/
Rayyl675/
Raell675/
Régol675/
Raiil674/
Rieal674/
Rhaul674/
Rahyl674/
Reatl673/
Raail673/
Raulh673/
Railh673/
Raiul672/
Rraul672/
Rhial672/
Reald672/
Raulp672/
Riđal672/
Hraul672/
Reeal672/
Raelh672/
R'Jal671/
Ryasl671/
Rhayl671/
Rhyal671/
Rautl671/
Rjale671/
Rjjal671/
Railt671/
Raiyl671/
Railė671/
Rialh671/
Rjail671/
Realh671/
Hryal671/
Ryalt670/
Raijl670/
Reaul670/
Ryald670/
Rauhl670/
Riald670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Réal
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